St. Pete teen cancer survivor lobbies Capitol Hill

2 years ago

Tony Colton recently joined more than 25 patients and families from across the country for the Children's Hospital Association's Advocacy Day. Colton spoke with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and representatives Gus Bilirakis, Vern Buchanan, Kathy Castor and David Jolly about Medicaid and the children's health insurance program.

Tony has been a patient at All Children's Hospital since 2011, after being diagnosed with clear cell sarcoma of the kidney, a rare pediatric cancer.

Tony and his family urged lawmakers to fund these specialty programs. Nearly 70 percent of patients at All Children's Hospital are Medicaid recipients.